NEW YORK (CNN) -- Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will not be charged in connection with the prostitution scandal that prompted his resignation, the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York said Thursday.
Eliot Spitzer resigned his post as New York governor in March.
Eliot Spitzer resigned his post as New York governor in March.
"After a thorough investigation, this office has uncovered no evidence of misuse of public or campaign funds," U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said in a statement.
The attorney's office also said it found no illicit activity related to Spitzer's withdrawal of funds for, and his payments to, the Emperors Club VIP, which authorities have said was a prostitution ring.
"In light of the policy of the Department of Justice with respect to prostitution offenses and the longstanding practice of this office, as well as Mr. Spitzer's acceptance of responsibility for his conduct, we have concluded that the public interest would not be further advanced by filing criminal charges in this matter," Garcia said.
Spitzer resigned in March after it was revealed that he was among the Emperors Club's patrons -- "Client 9," according to court papers detailing the service's workings. Court documents detailed arrangements for a nearly two-and-a-half hour rendezvous between Client 9 and a high-class prostitute -- identified as "Kristen" -- at the Mayflower hotel in Washington in February.
Spitzer was linked to the Emperors Club when when IRS and FBI officials noticed suspicious transfers of larger sums of money between several of the governor's personal accounts, sources told CNN.
Those sources say red flags were raised when the money ended up in the bank accounts of shell companies linked to the Emperors Club.
In June, the leader of the Emperors Club, Mark Brener, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in federal court. Prosecutors said Brener's service charged between $1,000 and $5,500 an hour for trysts in New York; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; London, England; and Paris, France.
Police seized more than $1 million in cash from Brener's apartment at the time of his arrest.
Here we go again folks. The old Political two step. Again we see yet another filthy politician getting away with sex offenses. If this were joe nobody, he'd be on the registry by now. Yet another example of how the politicians take care of their own.
Pathetic. Fucking Christ, will we never see true equality under these drakonian laws? If you are a politician then you have nothing to fear from them.. A couple of calls to a buddy on Capitol Hill and everything just disappears!?!
This shit needs to stop. Either let us all go free, or start prosecuting these shitbags the same as anyone else.
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